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| Scientific Name | Pareiorhaphis ruschii Pereira, Lehmann A. & Reis, 2012 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Córrego Lombardia, ca. 1 km northeast of the Reserva Biológica Augusto Ruschi, tributary to rio Piraqué-Açu, 19°52'26"S, 40°32'08"W, Santa Teresa Municipality, Espírito Santo State, Brazil. |
| Species Information | |
| Identification | Pareiorhaphis species are primarily diagnosed from remaining neoplecostomines by having the canal plate firmly articulated to the preopercle, and by a series of sexually-dimorphic features of hypertrophied odontodes of adult males, giving the fish a hispid appearance. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Espirito Santo State Rivers (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2018. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Neotropical Ichthyology v. 10 (no. 3), pp 540, Figs. 1, 2 3b,4. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.380.6989 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:14 (species record created: 2017 Jun 01 17:09) |